The Turf Team at the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences is a highly coordinated team of scientists from several disciplines working in research, extension, and teaching. This multi-faceted program addresses the needs of all sections of the turf industry.
Turf Team (Athens)
Benjamin Campbell
Associate Professor & Extension Coordinator
Agricultural & Applied Economics
Katrien M. Devos
Distinguished Research Professor | Grass Genetics; Comparative Genomics; Trait Analyses; Genome Evolution; Millets; Turfgrasses
Crop & Soil Sciences
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
Gerald M Henry
Athletic Association Professor in Environmental Turfgrass (Turfgrass Management)
Crop & Soil Sciences
Andrew H. Paterson
Regents Professor
Crop & Soil Sciences
Plant Genome Mapping Laboratory
Turf Team (Tifton)
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Crop Genetics and Breeding Research Unit (CGBRU)
Brian M Schwartz
Professor
Crop & Soil Sciences
National Environmentally Sound Production Agriculture Laboratory (NESPAL)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
Turf Team (Griffin)
Zhenbang Chen
Assistant Research Scientist | Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Plant Breeding
Crop & Soil Sciences
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
Mussie Habteselassie
Professor of Soil Microbiology
Crop & Soil Sciences
Melanie Harrison
Research Leader
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (PGRCU)
Crop & Soil Sciences
Greg Huber
Program Coordinator
Georgia Center for Urban Agriculture (GCUA)
Northwest District
Alfredo Martinez
Professor and Extension Plant Pathologist-Turfgrass, Small Grains, Non-Legume Forages
Plant Pathology
Brad Morris
Geneticist, Curator
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit (PGRCU)
Paul L. Raymer
Professor
Crop & Soil Sciences
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)